Side Skins

I completed the baggage door seal angles this afternoon. These are fashioned from 063×3/4×3/4 angle. The flange is then trimmed to 3/8″.

I was up early this morning so I decided to tackle the bend in the left aft fuselage side skin. This was much easier the second time around. Something about knowing how much force to apply and where made this… Read More »Fuse Side Skin Bending Round Two

I completed the first skin bend this evening. This turned out be much more challenging than I had anticipated. I started out by making the bending board and bending angles. The bending took a solid effort. A really solid effort.… Read More »Fuselage Side Skin Bending

I started on the fuse side skins sections of the plans today with the goal of completing the fuselage longerons. This was a step that I wasn’t looking forward to, given some of the posts on the VAF forums. It… Read More »Fuselage Longerons Complete